Local government in Belize consists of four types of local authorities: city councils, town councils, village councils and community councils. Some rural communities also have an alcalde, a local magistrate who performs both administrative and judicial functions.

3.3.4 The alcalde system refers to the alcalde, or local magistrate, operating at the village level, and is practised in the southernmost parts of the country by the indigenous Maya peoples of Belize. This system is administered through the Inferior Courts in accordance with Chapter 77 of the laws of Belize and implemented

Aug 19, 2024 · They are also challenging the A.G.’s decision to appoint in their place Manuel Ack and Nicolas Choc as Alcalde and Deputy Alcalde. Earlier today, we spoke by phone with Ancelmo Cholom, a member of the Indian Creek Village Council.

Nov 10, 2004 · Derived from the Spanish system of local government imposed on the Maya, the alcalde system is the only government institution in Belize that is not Anglo-Saxon in origin. Laws enacted in 1854 and 1884 gave the system a legal foundation.

A third form of local government, the alcalde (mayor) system, exists in a few Kekchí and Mopán Indian villages. Derived from the Spanish system of local government imposed on the Maya, the alcalde system is the only government institution in Belize that is not Anglo-Saxon in origin.

Belmopan, March 15, 2025. Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño will advise Her Excellency Governor-General Dame Froyla Tzalam to make the following appointments of Ministers of Government pursuant to section 40 of the Constitution, and the following Ministers of State pursuant to section 45 of the Constitution.

There are seven town and two city municipalities, 181 village councils, and 12 community councils. There are also 84 alcaldes (a legally constituted form of traditional governance predominantly practised among the indigenous Maya communities of the Toledo district).

5 days ago · There are seven (7) towns and two (2) cities that operate at the sub-national level in the government structure of Belize. These towns and cities are headed by an elected Mayor who is regarded as the Accounting Officer of the city or town council.

Mar 19, 2025 · The Prime Minister, Hon. John Briceño, will advise Her Excellency Governor-General Dame Froyla Tzalam to make the following appointments of Chief Executive Officers pursuant to section 107 of the Constitution.

Derived from the Spanish system of local government imposed on the Maya, the alcalde system is the only government institution in Belize that is not Anglo-Saxon in origin. Laws enacted in 1854 and 1884 gave the system a legal foundation.